It was a much better week predicting NFL games last week, as I got back on the plus side by picking 9 of 14 games correctly. The overall record for the year, after 6 weeks, stands at 51 right and 38 wrong. Here are the choices for week seven: Buffalo at Baltimore – the Ravens’ … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
In 1993 the Canadian Football League decided to add 2 teams from U.S. cities, San Antonio and Sacramento, but the San Antonio team, the Texans, folded before ever playing a game. This is their logo. In 1995, the Sacramento team moved to San Antonio and the Texans were reborn, but played only the one year … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1986 Topps football card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of the late Reggie White, one of the premier pass rushers of all time. This was White’s “rookie” card, as he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL after playing in the USFL. After eight seasons in Philadelphia, White signed with the Green Bay Packers as a … Read More
MLB – Championship Series Surprises
There’s a cliche in sports that says that any team good enough to make it to a championship is capable of winning it also, but I’m betting there are a lot of people who are surprised at the results of both League Championship Series in baseball this year. The last 2 World Series winners are being … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of an old National Basketball Association franchise, the Rochester Royals, who played in the league from 1945 until 1957, when they were relocated to Cincinnati. In the team’s early pre-NBA years, Otto Graham played for them, before moving on to his true calling as an NFL quarterback. Some of the notable players from the … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1977 Topps basketball card of the player widely regarded as the best big man of all time in the NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He began his pro career with the Milwaukee Bucks, as Lew Alcindor, in 1969, and played until 1989. He led the Bucks to the NBA title in his second season, and a day … Read More
NFL – Exploring The Concussion Issue Part 2
Writing the post on Tuesday about last weekend’s rash of violent hits got me to thinking about some of the hardest, most famous hits, and hitters, in NFL history. It sort of proves a point that the problem of vicious hitting in the league isn’t a recent problem. The NFL has actually done a good job … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team used between 1954 and 1960, and revived on the uniform sleeves of the team today. They were officially the “Redlegs” in that era, and in ’54, Nino Escalera became the first black player to play for the franchise. Other notable players during this era, which was mostly a … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
“Can’t anybody play this here game?” was the cry of New York Mets’ manager Casey Stengel during the time when this 1963 Topps baseball card was issued. In 1962 when the National League placed an expansion team, the Mets, in New York, Stengel was talked out of retirement to manage the team and give it instant credibility. The … Read More
NFL – Exploring The Concussion Issue
For some reason, it was a particularly violent weekend in the NFL this past week, with a number of vicious hits to the head that caused concussions making the headlines. The NFL has made it a point to take extra precautions to help take the blows to the head out of the game. Quarterbacks are given … Read More